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| − | [http://www.carefoundation.org.in/Clc_3.htm Nursing in India] by Shubhada Sakurikar includes the following information: For many years nursing training was | + | [http://www.carefoundation.org.in/Clc_3.htm Nursing in India] by Shubhada Sakurikar includes the following information: |
| − | The Association of Nursing Superintendents was founded in 1905 at Lucknow. The organization was composed of nine European | + | |
| + | For many years nursing training was the preserve of Europeans and Anglo-Indians. The Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy (JJ) Hospital [Bombay] was the first to train nurses in western India. The first Indian lady to come forward for nursing training was Bai Kashibai Ganpat in 1891 in Bombay. In the years that followed, nursing schools were established all over the country in collaboration with government, state and private hospitals. | ||
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| + | The ''Association of Nursing Superintendents'' was founded in 1905 at Lucknow. The organization was composed of nine European nurses holding administrative posts in hospitals. At the 1908 Annual Conference held in Bombay, a decision was taken to establish the ''Trained Nurses’ Association''. This Association was inaugurated in 1909. The ''Nursing Journal of India'' (Nurs J India) began publishing in 1912. The ''Association of Nursing Superintendents'' and the ''Trained Nurses’ Association'' were amalgamated in 1922 and renamed ''The Trained Nurses’ Association of India'' (TNAI). | ||
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Nursing in India by Shubhada Sakurikar includes the following information:
For many years nursing training was the preserve of Europeans and Anglo-Indians. The Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy (JJ) Hospital [Bombay] was the first to train nurses in western India. The first Indian lady to come forward for nursing training was Bai Kashibai Ganpat in 1891 in Bombay. In the years that followed, nursing schools were established all over the country in collaboration with government, state and private hospitals.
The Association of Nursing Superintendents was founded in 1905 at Lucknow. The organization was composed of nine European nurses holding administrative posts in hospitals. At the 1908 Annual Conference held in Bombay, a decision was taken to establish the Trained Nurses’ Association. This Association was inaugurated in 1909. The Nursing Journal of India (Nurs J India) began publishing in 1912. The Association of Nursing Superintendents and the Trained Nurses’ Association were amalgamated in 1922 and renamed The Trained Nurses’ Association of India (TNAI).
